Best Buy launches Rocketboost wireless home audio

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If you’ve ever setup a home entertainment system you probably know one of the biggest pains is hiding the wiring that runs to rear or surround sound speakers. The natural solution would be to use wireless speakers, but many solutions, up until now, can cause quite a debt in the wallet. That is why Best Buy has announced the launch of a solution to help customers to create a wireless home audio experience called Rocketfish.

Rocketfish uses a technology called Rocketboost which uses standard connections for speaker line and line level inputs. That means the solution can work with nearly any brand of audio equipment the consumer may already have at home.

The Rocketfish product line will consist of a wireless amplified audio receiver, a wireless sender/receiver, a wireless outdoor speaker and a wireless HD audio starter kit. The products are priced US$99.99, $59.99, $169.99 and $189.99 respectively. The wireless HD audio starter kit is designed for a 5.1-surround system. If you have a 7.1-channel surround system you will also need to add an additional amplified receiver.

When I think of wireless speakers it reminds me of when wireless networking was still in its infancy. A few years ago, if you were building a home, it may have made sense to spend some extra money to provide network jacks in different rooms in the house. These days that need seems to have diminished and most people prefer the flexibility that wireless offers them in the home.

The same is really true of wireless speakers. The great thing about wireless speakers is that you can put them nearly anywhere without having a wire or two running from the receiver to the back of the room. If you’ve ever ran speaker wire through a ceiling or down a wall you probably know it’s not the greatest of tasks and once completed it doesn’t leave you a lot of flexibility if you want to move the speakers sooner.

I have been in a “wait and see” mode when it comes to a home theater system. One of the biggest things I have been waiting on is an affordable wireless solution for rear speakers. Best Buy’s Rocketfish line may be what I have been looking for once I pull the trigger on an entertainment system.